Why study other religions? Provide a brief summary of the Catholic tradition’s statement on the need to study religion as stated in the document Nostra Aetate (Unit 1)
Students will answer the question “what is religion?” by comparing and contrasting the beliefs and practices of various religious traditions in a final 6-10 page research paper, using only the materials assigned in the course. Students will be required to address the “elliptical” character of religion in that their definition must touch on both the […]